Briefly: Chan Ho Park, who holds the MLB record for most wins by an Asian pitcher (124), retired. Park played for Texas from 2002-05. ... The Astros claimed Rice-ex and Carthage grad Philip Humber off waivers from the White Sox. Humber pitched a perfect game against Seattle on April 21. ... All-Star third baseman David Wright and the Mets agreed to a $138 million, eight-year contract, a source told the Associated Press.

Colleges

UT sought raise for suspended Kearney

Texas officials were planning a pay raise for women's track coach Beverly Kearney before she was abruptly suspended. According to documents released by the school, women's athletic director Chris Plonsky wrote president Bill Powers on Sept. 24 requesting the raise and calling Kearney a key mentor and leader. However, Plonsky suspended Kearney with pay on Nov. 11 to investigate issues within the program that have not been disclosed.

Baseball

Rivera, Yankees reach $10M deal

All-time saves leader Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees finalized their $10 million, one-year contract. Rivera accepted a cut in guaranteed money from his $30 million, two-year deal.

Golf

AT&T to take over as Nelson sponsor

The PGA Tour said AT&T would take over as title sponsor of the Dallas-based Byron Nelson Championship in 2015, the year after the title contract of HP expires. AT&T, one of the most prominent sponsors in golf that is the main corporate sponsor at the Masters, recently moved its headquarters to Dallas. The Nelson will be played May 16-19, 2013.

World Challenge: In Thousand Oaks, Calif., Graeme McDowell opened with three straight birdies and finished strong for a 6-under 66, giving him a three-shot lead going into the weekend at Sherwood Country Club.

Twelve years after Lance Armstrong won bronze in the road time trial in the 2000 Sydney Games, the IOC wants the medal back because of a wide-reaching doping scandal that resulted in the erasure of his seven Tour de France titles. The fate of Armstrong's medal will be addressed next week in Lausanne, Switzerland.

A lawyer for former WNBA player and Silver Star Chamique Holdsclaw says he's investigating the circumstances that led to assault and weapons charges. She is accused of smashing the windows and firing a shot into a car belonging to ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lacy.